Pet lovers of all stripes are panting to get into the annual Novi Pet Expo running Friday through Sunday, Nov. 9-11, at the Suburban Collection Showplace.

This 14th year for the annual event brings together pet parents with animal professionals, pet vendors and pets looking for new homes.

This year’s expo boasts an expanded children’s play area, where Bounce House Mania lets children “shake out the sillies” in an inflatable playground (for ages 2-11). The pet rescue and adoption area has expanded this year, too. In the rescue area, sponsored by Pet Supplies Plus, many Michigan pet rescues and shelters will offer adoptable animals in need of forever homes — some available to adopt on site and take home with you.

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Dog trainer Sara Carson on “America’s Got Talent” in 2017. She will be on hand this week at the Novi Pet Expo in the Suburban Collection Showcase. NBC

Talent returning to the Pet Expo includes Ontario trainer Sara Carson, a 2017 finalists on the TV show “America’s Got Talent,” and her dancing dog Hero. Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix will perform a comedy show, the Rock N Roll K9s plan agility demos, plus you can meet the huskies of the “Gone to the Snow Dogs” YouTube channel (youtube.com/GoneToTheSnowDogs) and see the Ultimate Air Dogs dock-diving competition.

Well-behaved canines are welcome with proof of vaccination, but retractable leashes are not permitted. You may sign up your dog to run the DogLoversDay Lure Course (dogloversdays.com), an agility course where dogs jump over tubes and run through hoops and tunnels while chasing a lure.

You also can get your pet microchipped — useful identification if he should roam away from home — at an expo discount rate of $20. Proceeds from microchipping will be donated to the Pro-Pet-Otic Foundation, a foster-based animal rescue organization in Ferndale.

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A member of the Rainbow Feather Bird Club and Rescue shares a feathered friend with a girl during a 2016 event. Courtesy Rainbow Feather Bird Club and Rescue

Dogs not your thing? Perhaps you’d rather fly to the Rainbow Feather Bird Club and Rescue (rfbirdclub.com), a nonprofit welfare organization based in Garden City.

In addition, the Michigan Humane Society will be on hand to share information about community programs and offer tips on integrating a new furry member into your family. And Premier Pet Supply will again offer the Pet Expo Superstore pop-up shop, with a selection of pet items and USA-made pet treats.

Stage and show calendars, maps and other venue information are available at novipetexpo.com.

Tickets are $10 (ages 12 and up), $5 (6-11 years old), and free for kids 5 and younger. A $5 Bounce House Mania wristband entitles your youngster to unlimited jump time. On Friday, anyone 55 or older gets in for $5. Guests can save $2 off the full-price admission with a donation of pet food or supplies for the Michigan Humane Society, and discount coupons are available with a purchase at select locations of Premier Pet Supply and Pet Supplies Plus.